BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. ^ll 



Larva sixteen-legged, active, living in a web within a drawn- 

 together leaf ; pupa in a firm white cocoon. 



This genus, though by no means large, is distributed throughout 

 the world, but seemingly more commonly towards the tropics. 

 In repose the imago rests with the fore-wings slightly raised and 

 partially expanded, so as not to entirely conceal the hind- wings. 



Sim. sycopola, n. sp. 

 (^ $ . 5^"-6^". Head and thorax deep ochreous-brown, 

 irrorated with whitish scales. Palpi black, at base ochreous- 

 whitish, second and terminal joints clothed each with three whorls 

 of black white-tipped scales. Antennee black, annulated with 

 white, in (^ with long ciliations. Abdomen dark fuscous, strewn 

 with orange-ochreous scales. Legs dark fuscous, densely irrorated 

 with ochreous-whitish ; middle and posterior tibige suffused above 

 with orange-ochreous, densely clothed with hair-scales expanded 

 in whorls in middle and at apex ; tarsi white with four black 

 bands. Fore-wings strongly dilated, hind-margin slightly waved; 

 dark fuscous, faintly suffused with orange-ochreous posteriorly, 

 most distinctly at apex and along hind-margin ; two cloudy 

 transverse bands of finely-strewn purple-whitish scales ; first from 

 ^ of costa to i of inner-margin, slightly waved above middle, 

 well-defined anteriorly only ; second indistinctly double, from f 

 of costa to just before anal angle, sharply angulated outwards 

 above middle, below which the inner portion is thrice sharply 

 and irregularly toothed ; fine purple -whitish scales are strewn 

 near base, on disc between first and second bands, and between 

 the second band and orange-ochreous hind-margin except on costa; 

 cilia dark fuscous, with paler reddish-ochreous-tinged spots above 

 and below middle. Hind- wings orange, with costa irregularly 

 black and a large black spot at apex, whence proceeds a straight 

 narrower black band above hind-margin to anal angle, whence 

 it is continued broadly along inner-margin to base, becoming 

 mixed with orange towards margin ; cilia fuscous with a paler 

 line near base, orange beneath apex. 



